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Clean your home naturally with these tips, tricks and recipes for using natural cleaners at home. A small amount of Sal Suds and fragrant essential oils added to a mixture of white vinegar and water make up a cleaning solution used by…
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Welcome to Homesteading Skills month on Hello Homestead! This month we’re bringing you a variety of new how-tos and tips so that you can build the skills needed to run a successful homestead and live sustainably. We’ve got an…
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Photo by Julia Bayly Forget storebought. With a few simple steps and a short list of ingredients and supplies, homemade yogurt can be yours! Here's how to make yogurt at home. Yogurt is one of the few foods that I truly enjoy on a…
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Creating a base with live evergreen boughs, then building up the campfire with dry wood of different types, including plenty of hardwood, helps create a good bed of coals for cooking. Here's how to build a foolproof campfire for…
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BDN file photo Some gardeners live in fear of frost. Even as the days begin to warm, a surprise cold snap could mean the end of the road for precious tomatoes and peppers sown too soon. Growers in a handful of tropical areas may not…
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Forget the pricy colored water at the store, hummingbird food is easy to make and use in hummingbird feeders. BDN file photo Having a hummingbird grace your yard feels like a magical experience, like being visited by a fairy. …
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Curious about growing avocado trees? Before you toss the avocado pit, consider growing your own with this easy tutorial. This is an excerpt from No-Waste Kitchen Gardening by Katie Elzer-Peters. Avocado Photo by Subbotina Anna …
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April’s spring showers bring the May flowers and May brings the packaged honey bees that will pollinate and feed on those blooms. Starting in May postal carriers and delivery drivers around the country will begin dropping off packages…
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Photo via RawPixel.com via Pexel The weather is warming and spring cleaning is just around the corner. The annual scrub and purge is an important part of maintaining your homestead, but it takes time, and it can be challenging to…
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Cute, fluffy and peeping up a storm, it’s never too early to prepare for chicks arriving in the spring. Janice Bouchard gently "stirs" some of the 1,200 baby chicks at her Bouchard Country Store in Maine to make sure they don't press…
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Fruit trees — just a few or a whole orchard — can produce fruit for eating and making into jams, juices and more. Here's how to pick a fruit tree. Photo by Gabor Degre Whether you love making jam or just want fruit picked fresh off…
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